WHY MENTOR

Christian mentoring is like an apprenticeship in becoming Christ-like that focuses on heart transformation and not behavior modification. God created man to live in community with Himself and others. Mentoring at it’s core is really about building relationships. People grow much more by walking alongside someone rather than just sitting in a crowd. The reason is; time. Spending an hour or two a week in Church isn’t a sufficient amount of time for a person to develop a solid Christ-centered worldview. Where mentoring meets this need is that it connects you to another person who has started just where you did as a new believer. They can relate, offer biblical wisdom, and genuine friendship through accountability. Mentors can model a devoted life through empowerment from the Holy Spirit. In Mathew 28:18-20 Jesus commands His disciples to go and make disciples of all nations. Teaching others how to be Christ-like is something that God cares about a great deal. It matters because Jesus commanded it.

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STATS

• Only 20 percent of Christian adults are involved in some sort of discipleship activity—and this includes a wide range of activities such as attending Sunday school or fellowship group, meeting with a spiritual mentor. studying the Bible with a group, or reading and discussing a Christian book with a group.
• Among practicing Christians, fewer than half are engaged in these four types of spiritual development. Only 17 percent say they meet with a spiritual mentor as part of their discipleship efforts.
• Only thirty-eight percent of Christian adults say they are “happy with where they are in their spiritual life” and another 36 percent are “almost to where they want to be."
• Just one-third of Christian adults report that their church recommends meeting with a spiritual mentor; half of their churches publicly endorse studying the Bible with a group; and half recommend studying the Bible independently.